TORONTO – While the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has breathed fresh air after Monday’s election – in about half of the wards where voters have decreed a change of guard of school trustees – at the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) the situation has remained largely unchanged.
The other day, I heard a troubling story. A grandfather went to visit his 18-month-old grandchild. He stood by the door and wore his mask all throughout. The minute he brought his mask down to his chin to drink from a glass of water, the 18-month-old cried out in terror. It was the first time he had seen his grandfather without a mask. In the past year, the baby had been accustomed to seeing people only with masks on. (more…)